What is a Key Information Document?
Under new employment legislation, recruitment agencies will present contractors and agency workers with a Key Information Document before…
Why a Good Umbrella Won’t Stop You Paying Tax
Some weeks, here at UCHQ, while we spend far more time than we should wondering exactly what the…
Job Skills to Have in the Post-Covid Era
It’s been a rough year for contractors. As we have previously reported here, the industry is showing signs…
Disguised Renumeration and Spies in the Grass
This week here at UCHQ, life is returning to something approaching normality. The intern is back to wasting…
Is the Self-Employed Dream Ending?
It seems the lockdown dreams of the life of a freelancer were cut short for many self-employed during…
More news on the Job Retention Bonus Scheme
Yes, more news this week as those further details that we were promised back at the start of…
Back to work (for some)
This week sees more people than ever back at work. In theory anyway. Today was the day that…
The future of the job market? It could go either way..
While life appears to be returning to something approaching reality, the view ahead is not quite so cheery.
Umbrella Windfalls
As the weeks go on here at UCHQ, the world is starting to return to normal for us,…
Sun’s out – who needs an umbrella?
Another week, another COVID-related budget update from the chancellor, Rishi Sunak. And, as the sun is shining, the…
Got Furlough? August Changes Incoming
Another week, another sting in the tail for some contractors who are using umbrella companies. If it wasn’t…
Cowboys and Covid-19
As if people haven’t had enough to deal with these past few months, news reaches us here at…
